(03-10-2022, 06:29 AM)Bullseye Wrote:

(03-10-2022, 04:03 AM)snaxdelrio Wrote: You don't get it. We are are talking about football players. There's no need to take these rediculous hard lines like Miles Jack has no place on the team. Get over yourself bro

I don't get what makes his take so ridiculous.

Let's review Jack's tenure here.

His rookie year, he played Sam because Telvin Smith had will and Poz was Mike.  Jack barely saw the field, and when he played he had minimal impact.

Then we tried him at Mike after Poz left, with the idea his speed and athleticism would be an asset inside.  The problem is he couldn't handle calling the defensive signals.

They finally moved him to will and he had his best season.

Then came the switch to  the 3-4, where UM ignored all of the previous year's progress, moved him inside and had him call the defensive signals again.  That lasted about 1/3 -3/4 of the season.  During that time, some of the same issues that were a problem when he was at Sam (not protected b the scheme) rose up and he had to take on bigger guards in the run game.

In a 3-4, the OLBs are typically taller, lengthier pass rusher types.  Some would even go as far as to call them hybrid DEs.  Jack doesn't fit that paradigm.

Jack is an athletic player to be sure. That negated play in the AFC Championship, his return against the Jets, and his INT against the Steelers in the playoffs exemplify his athleticism.  But I'm not sure it's a stretch to say he's not a good scheme fit in a 3-4 based upon his stay here and his physical attributes.

Sure, but a 5th round pick?  No way.   It's very doubtful we could replace him with a 5th round pick.  So I agree with the person who said, let's stop churning our roster as if we are 100% certain that trading him for a late round pick will result in an improvement.   He's a talented player and we need to stop losing talented players.  Surely the coaching staff can figure out how to use a talented player.

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